Haslam to make major jobs announcement Monday in Clarksville

4:19 PM,
Oct. 13, 2013

Gov. Bill Haslam

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G. Chambers Williams III
The Tennessean

Gov. Bill Haslam will be joined by state and local officials for a significant jobs announcement Monday morning in Clarksville, Tenn.

The announcement comes amid numerous reports last week that South Korea-based Hankook Tire Co. is on the verge of announcing plans to build a plant in Clarksville that would cost up to $800 million and employ more than 1,000 workers.

The announcement is likely to provide an economic boost for the community, which suffered a major setback earlier this year when Hemlock Semiconductor decided to shutter its polycrystalline silicon plant just weeks before it ...